The lyrical verse tells the story of a young girl who changes herself by changing her community–she serves the poor, the elderly, and the less fortunate. It’s refreshing to find a newly published book which portrays diversity while maintaining traditional values. She sings for unity over division, empathy over exclusion, and service over severance. The moving illustrations emphasize the beauty of working together to build up and improve your community. A true poet, she uses simple language to convey complex ideas. The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream resonates throughout this book.

I don’t make a taller fence
But fight to build a better bridge
I talk not only of distances,
From where and how we came.
I also walk our differences,
To show we are the same.